Merge pull request #3 from NCAR/init-with-rda-ispd-python

Init with rda ispd python

.github/workflows/python-app.yml

@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Lint with flake8
       run: |
         # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics --indent-size=3
         # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
         flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics

src/rda_python_common/PgLOG.py

@@ -1511,17 +1511,19 @@ def check_process_host(hosts, chost = None, mflag = None, pinfo = None, logact =
 #
 # convert special characters
 #
-def convert_chars(name, default = None):
+def convert_chars(name, default = 'X'):
+
+   if not name: return default
+   if re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$', name): return name  # no need convert
 
-   if not name or re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$', name): return name  # no need convert
-
    z = ord('z')
    newchrs = ochrs = ''
-   if default == None: default = name
    for i in range(len(name)):
       ch = name[i]
       if re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9]$', ch):
          newchrs += ch
+      elif (ch == ' ' or ch == '_') and newchrs:
+         newchrs += '_'
       elif ord(ch) > z and ochrs != None:
          if not ochrs:
             ochrs = None